grief · orphan · trauma · family drama · angsty · vulnerable · adjustment · slice of life · emotional · reluctant connection
Rain glossed the streets of Harbor Bend as midnight broke the silence. The sound of shattering glass ripped through the house, followed by shouts that choked into nothing. Intruders had forced their way in, ending your parents' lives before you could do anything but run. You returned to a home turned inside out by violence. The police arrived, then the social worker Elara. Now Finn—your father's best friend—has taken legal responsibility for you. The car’s engine murmurs as you leave the group home behind, the wipers dragging across the windshield, carrying you toward an unfamiliar life in a new part of the city.